A leading technology company is seeking a Senior GPU Compiler Engineer to join their team in Bristol, UK. This role involves maintaining and developing GPU compilers focused on LLVM, analysing and resolving compilation issues, and implementing code optimisations. Applicants should have advanced C++ skills, experience with production-quality compilers, and strong knowledge of compiler theory and computer architecture. Join us to be part of a dynamic team at the forefront of semiconductor IP solutions.
03/02/2026
Full time
A leading technology company is seeking a Senior GPU Compiler Engineer to join their team in Bristol, UK. This role involves maintaining and developing GPU compilers focused on LLVM, analysing and resolving compilation issues, and implementing code optimisations. Applicants should have advanced C++ skills, experience with production-quality compilers, and strong knowledge of compiler theory and computer architecture. Join us to be part of a dynamic team at the forefront of semiconductor IP solutions.
Senior GPU Compiler Engineer Job no: 502729 Work type: Experienced Professional Location: Kings Langley UK, Bristol UK Categories: Graphics The role You will be part of a diverse and distributed team of engineers who maintain and develop our GPU compiler software, supporting a range of graphics and compute APIs while targeting multiple GPU generations with varying ISAs. The GPU compiler is a central part of the drivers that we develop for these APIs. As such, they are critical to achieving optimal runtime performance of graphics/compute workloads on our GPUs, through the production of optimal HW code with minimal compilation time. You will: Maintain and develop our GPU compilers, with a focus on the LLVM based middle end Diagnose and resolve incorrect compilation from customer issues, QA or conformance testing Analyse code quality/runtime performance and implement optimisations Add support for new/future GPU functionality to the compilers Add support for new/future API/input language features Identify/suggest changes to improve output quality or compilation time Provide technical insight and collaborate with others to constantly improve our GPU compilers About you Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you're an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You're curious, solutions orientated and a world class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard. You'll have: Advanced C++ programming skills Strong knowledge of processes and techniques for compiler backend code generation Experience with production quality compiler development Strong compiler theory, especially optimisation Ability to analyse generated code down to the ISA level Computer architecture knowledge You might also have: Knowledge and experience with graphics/compute APIs such as OpenCL, cuda, Vulkan, OpenGL or DirectX Experience with compilation specifically for GPUs. LLVM backend development An appreciation of multi threaded and/or parallel computation and associated complexity Knowledge of GPGPU programming Knowledge of AI/ML workloads that are amenable to GPU execution Who we are Imagination is a UK based company that creates silicon and software IP designed to give its customers an edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time to market, and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people across the globe in their smartphones, cars, homes, and workplaces. We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before. So come join us if you're wanting that something more Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we'll help you do the rest. You'll be part of one of the world's most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions. As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology. Additional information If you encounter accessibility barriers in the application process or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email . Advertised: 14 Jan 2026 GMT Standard Time Applications close:
03/02/2026
Full time
Senior GPU Compiler Engineer Job no: 502729 Work type: Experienced Professional Location: Kings Langley UK, Bristol UK Categories: Graphics The role You will be part of a diverse and distributed team of engineers who maintain and develop our GPU compiler software, supporting a range of graphics and compute APIs while targeting multiple GPU generations with varying ISAs. The GPU compiler is a central part of the drivers that we develop for these APIs. As such, they are critical to achieving optimal runtime performance of graphics/compute workloads on our GPUs, through the production of optimal HW code with minimal compilation time. You will: Maintain and develop our GPU compilers, with a focus on the LLVM based middle end Diagnose and resolve incorrect compilation from customer issues, QA or conformance testing Analyse code quality/runtime performance and implement optimisations Add support for new/future GPU functionality to the compilers Add support for new/future API/input language features Identify/suggest changes to improve output quality or compilation time Provide technical insight and collaborate with others to constantly improve our GPU compilers About you Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you're an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You're curious, solutions orientated and a world class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard. You'll have: Advanced C++ programming skills Strong knowledge of processes and techniques for compiler backend code generation Experience with production quality compiler development Strong compiler theory, especially optimisation Ability to analyse generated code down to the ISA level Computer architecture knowledge You might also have: Knowledge and experience with graphics/compute APIs such as OpenCL, cuda, Vulkan, OpenGL or DirectX Experience with compilation specifically for GPUs. LLVM backend development An appreciation of multi threaded and/or parallel computation and associated complexity Knowledge of GPGPU programming Knowledge of AI/ML workloads that are amenable to GPU execution Who we are Imagination is a UK based company that creates silicon and software IP designed to give its customers an edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time to market, and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people across the globe in their smartphones, cars, homes, and workplaces. We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before. So come join us if you're wanting that something more Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we'll help you do the rest. You'll be part of one of the world's most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions. As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology. Additional information If you encounter accessibility barriers in the application process or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email . Advertised: 14 Jan 2026 GMT Standard Time Applications close:
A leading technology company is seeking a Senior GPU Software Engineer in Kings Langley. The role involves designing Vulkan graphics extensions and optimizing GPU performance. Ideal candidates should have strong C programming skills, knowledge of Vulkan, and experience in GPU driver development. Join a dynamic team and contribute to groundbreaking technology that impacts millions of users worldwide.
02/02/2026
Full time
A leading technology company is seeking a Senior GPU Software Engineer in Kings Langley. The role involves designing Vulkan graphics extensions and optimizing GPU performance. Ideal candidates should have strong C programming skills, knowledge of Vulkan, and experience in GPU driver development. Join a dynamic team and contribute to groundbreaking technology that impacts millions of users worldwide.
Senior GPU Software Engineer Job no: 502702 Work type: Experienced Professional Location: Kings Langley UK Categories: Graphics The role The Khronos Graphics team enables Imagination's world leading GPU functionalities and performance through the design and development of key graphics API components for the mobile and desktop market. You will work with cutting edge systems, influence the design of our graphics technology and help Imagination to deliver the next big thing in 3D technology. You will partner with other software and hardware engineers in supporting major device manufacturers and OS vendors to ensure their devices work smoothly. Exposed to the full life cycle of hardware and software development, from initial concepts and research to long term maintenance, you will play a key role in the design of future PowerVR graphics technology. You will: Design, prototype and develop Vulkan graphics extensions for our current and next generation GPUs Get involved in all aspects of the software development cycle, from requirements, through design, implementation and testing Work closely with hardware design teams to enable and optimise Vulkan functionality Support customers and their partners in bringing new products to market Cooperate with customers and industry partners defining the Vulkan API Perform performance analysis and driver optimisations to get the most out of our graphics IP Be involved in Khronos Group activities, to represent the PowerVR team. This could involve travelling to conferences and being involved in discussion groups. About you Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you're an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You're curious, solutions orientated and a world class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard. You'll have: Excellent C programming skills, especially at a low level In depth knowledge of Vulkan and modern 3D graphics GPU driver design and development background A good understanding of computer architecture (CPU, Cache, MMU, Memory, etc.) Standout skills include: Experience in writing C code whilst following best practices An aptitude for vector mathematics To succeed you will demonstrate: Ability to clearly communicate and summarise complex topics A positive can do attitude Strong drive to work in a dynamic team Comfortable in a highly dynamic Scrum agile environment Who we are Imagination is a UK based company that creates silicon and software IP designed to give its customers an edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time to market, and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people across the globe in their smartphones, cars, homes, and workplaces. We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before. So come join us if you're wanting something more Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we'll help you do the rest. You'll be part of one of the world's most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions. As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology. Additional information If you encounter accessibility barriers in the application process or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email . Advertised: 27 Nov 2025 GMT Standard Time Applications close: Apply now
02/02/2026
Full time
Senior GPU Software Engineer Job no: 502702 Work type: Experienced Professional Location: Kings Langley UK Categories: Graphics The role The Khronos Graphics team enables Imagination's world leading GPU functionalities and performance through the design and development of key graphics API components for the mobile and desktop market. You will work with cutting edge systems, influence the design of our graphics technology and help Imagination to deliver the next big thing in 3D technology. You will partner with other software and hardware engineers in supporting major device manufacturers and OS vendors to ensure their devices work smoothly. Exposed to the full life cycle of hardware and software development, from initial concepts and research to long term maintenance, you will play a key role in the design of future PowerVR graphics technology. You will: Design, prototype and develop Vulkan graphics extensions for our current and next generation GPUs Get involved in all aspects of the software development cycle, from requirements, through design, implementation and testing Work closely with hardware design teams to enable and optimise Vulkan functionality Support customers and their partners in bringing new products to market Cooperate with customers and industry partners defining the Vulkan API Perform performance analysis and driver optimisations to get the most out of our graphics IP Be involved in Khronos Group activities, to represent the PowerVR team. This could involve travelling to conferences and being involved in discussion groups. About you Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you're an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You're curious, solutions orientated and a world class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard. You'll have: Excellent C programming skills, especially at a low level In depth knowledge of Vulkan and modern 3D graphics GPU driver design and development background A good understanding of computer architecture (CPU, Cache, MMU, Memory, etc.) Standout skills include: Experience in writing C code whilst following best practices An aptitude for vector mathematics To succeed you will demonstrate: Ability to clearly communicate and summarise complex topics A positive can do attitude Strong drive to work in a dynamic team Comfortable in a highly dynamic Scrum agile environment Who we are Imagination is a UK based company that creates silicon and software IP designed to give its customers an edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time to market, and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people across the globe in their smartphones, cars, homes, and workplaces. We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before. So come join us if you're wanting something more Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we'll help you do the rest. You'll be part of one of the world's most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions. As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology. Additional information If you encounter accessibility barriers in the application process or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email . Advertised: 27 Nov 2025 GMT Standard Time Applications close: Apply now
Staff/Principal Systems Architect Job no: 502451 Work type: Experienced Professional Location: Cambridge UK, Manchester UK, Kings Langley UK, Bristol UK Categories: Graphics The role The PowerVR team produce the world's leading family of ultra-low power GPU IP cores. We are scaling our architecture team and are looking for GPU experts to help define the future generations of PowerVR GPU architecture. In this role, you will be working closely with the senior leadership of the company in defining the roadmap of our GPU family and deliver the architecture of our next gen GPUs. If you enjoy being part of a team which is at the centre of innovation in the company, get in touch with us. You will: Work with a close team of passionate GPU architects with a relentless focus on efficiency Understand industry trends and their impact on the GPU Communicate with other stakeholders to gather new ideas and requirements for our GPUs Be responsible for the investigation, specification and delivery of detailed, architectural feature specifications Perform deep analysis in order to produce solutions that meet the required power, performance, area and bandwidth requirements. Work with the research group to map novel algorithms to efficient implementations Work with the modelling team to explore and evaluate new ideas and produce performance targets Work with the product team to define a forward looking technology roadmap that progresses in PPA and features every generation Assist the implementation team through design and verification Work with the performance team to review data and validate the power, performance, area and bandwidth of the completed implementations Participate in engineering reviews and recommend improvements Have the opportunity to influence and advance our long term technology roadmap Liaise with key customers and industry standards bodies (such as Khronos) where required Patent your inventions About you Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you're an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You're curious, solutions orientated and a world class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard. You'll have: Experience with GPU architecture or similarly large, complex systems A good understanding of modern 3D graphics and/or compute APIs, such as Vulkan, D3D12 and OpenCL An understanding of digital ASIC design methodologies and constraints The ability to plan, estimate and track your own work Experience in independently driving architecture exploration activities that conclude with tangible and appropriate feature specifications An understanding of the design and verification challenges in order to make effective trade offs to maximise engineering ROI The skill to clearly communicate technical issues and justify decisions to various audiences You might also have: Strong maths and algorithm skills Experience in digital video Experience writing micro architecture specifications Experience analysing performance using hardware waves Experience analysing driver and compiler performance Understanding of functional safety standards such as ISO26262 Who we are Imagination is a UK based company that creates silicon and software IP designed to give its customers an edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time to market, and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people across the globe in their smartphones, cars, homes, and workplaces. We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before. So come join us if you're wanting that something more Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we'll help you do the rest. You'll be part of one of the world's most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions. As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology. Additional information If you encounter accessibility barriers in the application process or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email . Advertised: 19 Sep 2025 GMT Daylight Time Applications close: Apply now
02/02/2026
Full time
Staff/Principal Systems Architect Job no: 502451 Work type: Experienced Professional Location: Cambridge UK, Manchester UK, Kings Langley UK, Bristol UK Categories: Graphics The role The PowerVR team produce the world's leading family of ultra-low power GPU IP cores. We are scaling our architecture team and are looking for GPU experts to help define the future generations of PowerVR GPU architecture. In this role, you will be working closely with the senior leadership of the company in defining the roadmap of our GPU family and deliver the architecture of our next gen GPUs. If you enjoy being part of a team which is at the centre of innovation in the company, get in touch with us. You will: Work with a close team of passionate GPU architects with a relentless focus on efficiency Understand industry trends and their impact on the GPU Communicate with other stakeholders to gather new ideas and requirements for our GPUs Be responsible for the investigation, specification and delivery of detailed, architectural feature specifications Perform deep analysis in order to produce solutions that meet the required power, performance, area and bandwidth requirements. Work with the research group to map novel algorithms to efficient implementations Work with the modelling team to explore and evaluate new ideas and produce performance targets Work with the product team to define a forward looking technology roadmap that progresses in PPA and features every generation Assist the implementation team through design and verification Work with the performance team to review data and validate the power, performance, area and bandwidth of the completed implementations Participate in engineering reviews and recommend improvements Have the opportunity to influence and advance our long term technology roadmap Liaise with key customers and industry standards bodies (such as Khronos) where required Patent your inventions About you Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you're an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You're curious, solutions orientated and a world class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard. You'll have: Experience with GPU architecture or similarly large, complex systems A good understanding of modern 3D graphics and/or compute APIs, such as Vulkan, D3D12 and OpenCL An understanding of digital ASIC design methodologies and constraints The ability to plan, estimate and track your own work Experience in independently driving architecture exploration activities that conclude with tangible and appropriate feature specifications An understanding of the design and verification challenges in order to make effective trade offs to maximise engineering ROI The skill to clearly communicate technical issues and justify decisions to various audiences You might also have: Strong maths and algorithm skills Experience in digital video Experience writing micro architecture specifications Experience analysing performance using hardware waves Experience analysing driver and compiler performance Understanding of functional safety standards such as ISO26262 Who we are Imagination is a UK based company that creates silicon and software IP designed to give its customers an edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time to market, and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people across the globe in their smartphones, cars, homes, and workplaces. We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before. So come join us if you're wanting that something more Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we'll help you do the rest. You'll be part of one of the world's most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions. As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology. Additional information If you encounter accessibility barriers in the application process or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email . Advertised: 19 Sep 2025 GMT Daylight Time Applications close: Apply now
A leading technology company in the UK is looking for a Staff/Principal Systems Architect to define the roadmap for their next-gen GPU architecture. You will collaborate closely with senior leadership, contribute to cutting-edge technology, and lead the generation of architectural specifications. Ideal candidates will possess experience with GPU architecture and modern graphics APIs. Join a company that values innovation and aims to transform lives through technology.
02/02/2026
Full time
A leading technology company in the UK is looking for a Staff/Principal Systems Architect to define the roadmap for their next-gen GPU architecture. You will collaborate closely with senior leadership, contribute to cutting-edge technology, and lead the generation of architectural specifications. Ideal candidates will possess experience with GPU architecture and modern graphics APIs. Join a company that values innovation and aims to transform lives through technology.